General Television Thread

[Ant]

Ah right. I saw a few bits that reminded me of Dexter (early seasons).

I hope it's successful.

[Benji]

Benji, by the end of The Americans you will be saying it is one of the best shows on cable/network TV. Stick with it.

Also, Defiance is a cure for insomnia.

End of series or pilot? I watched to episode three, and it's improved, but I wouldn't go anywhere near as far as that claim >_>

[Ant]

End of series.

[GoGo Yubari]

Starting to take into serious consideration the possibility that Veep might actually be the best comedy on TV right now.

[TKz]

What is it?

[livid]

This is likely an oversimplification but the American version of The Thick of It.

[TKz]

Never watched The Thick of It. >_>

[livid]

Bu...bu....but....you're British!

It's a political comedy so I suppose the assumption would be not to bother.

[MalaCloudy Black]

Good goddamn Veep is good.

[Benji]

Starting to take into serious consideration the possibility that Veep might actually be the best comedy on TV right now.

It's the first Armando Iannucci show that I just could not get into. It's not that it was bad by any means, but it just didn't click with me. Any episode in particular that you'd suggest?

[Jimmy]

Fucking hell, the finale to the 2nd season of Archer was not what I was expecting at all.

[LL!]

Fuuuuuck. Now I gotta start watching Veep too? TOO MUCH TV.

[GoGo Yubari]

Starting to take into serious consideration the possibility that Veep might actually be the best comedy on TV right now.

It's the first Armando Iannucci show that I just could not get into. It's not that it was bad by any means, but it just didn't click with me. Any episode in particular that you'd suggest?

"Helsinki" or "Running," both from season two. Though the events of both are pretty referential to stuff that happened earlier in the season so I dunno. Season one I liked but didn't love, but season two is pretty magnificent.

[Lineker]

Super nerdy this, but has anyone else been watching the BBC Two documentary 'Rise of the Continents'? So well done, absolutely fascinating stuff.

[TKz]

The trailer didn't look all that funny. Is it really that good?

[GoGo Yubari]

See my comment on season 1 vs. season 2. Also I don't trust trailers/previews anymore because I've never seen a Community one that made me laugh.

Best isolated line from last night, submitted mostly for Cloudy to inevitably press "like."

Though Selina blaming the failure of the president's administration on "a burnt-out loser and a conniving robot" and then immediately cutting to Mike and Dan in full agreement was amazing.

Also Under the Dome starts tonight. I'm quite interested.

[MalaCloudy Black]

Oh shit, I need to record that. Thanks for the reminder.

And yeah, that scene with Mike and Dan was my favorite part.

EDIT: Also, man, I really hope season 3 has more Governor Chung.

[livid]

So Paul Giamatti has joined the cast of Downton Abbey. Yeah.

[MalaCloudy Black]

I liked Under The Dome. I thought it was a pretty good adaptation of good book - then again, I'm biased, being a big fan of Stephen King's works and all. I hope someone else here's read the book (Summers?) so I have someone to talk about book/show discrepancies and the like, though.

[Khain]

I read the book, but I'm hoping to watch it tomorrow. I'll post in here after I watch it